Barcelona has reached a preliminary agreement with Spanish winger Nico Williams, a player from Athletic Bilbao, for his transfer to the Catalan team starting from next season, with a contract extending until the summer of 2031.

Barcelona's interest in signing Williams is based on the desire of head coach Hans Flick, who has requested the club's management to strengthen the team's offensive lineup with young talents.

Barcelona had entered into a strong competition with Bayern Munich to acquire the Basque player, but Williams expressed his desire to move to Camp Nou, which gave Barça an advantage in negotiations.

According to reliable journalist Fabrizio Romano, the agreement between the two parties is now at the document preparation stage, with only the payment of the buyout clause to Athletic Bilbao remaining, which amounts to 58 million euros, increasing to 64 million with taxes included.

Nico Williams will earn an annual salary ranging between 6 and 7 million euros, a similar arrangement to that signed by goalkeeper Juan Garcia recently with Barcelona.

In recent days, there has been significant progress in the deal, following a meeting in Barcelona between sporting director Deco and the player's agent, Felix Taite, followed by another meeting in Ibiza that included coach Hans Flick, contract manager Bojan Krkic, and Alejandro Echeverria, where the club received the green light to proceed with the contract completion.

Nico Williams participated in 29 matches with Athletic Bilbao in La Liga during the 2024/2025 season, scoring 5 goals and assisting 5 others.